Map of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania : from original surveys /
Summary
General-content county map also showing buildings in rural areas and householders' names; some borough insets also show relief with contours, real-property tracts, landowners' names, and building coverage.
Hand col. to emphasize township and borough areas.
Relief shown by hachures and spot heights.
Differs from other 1862 ed. in having a low-angle "View of Allentown Pa." in the lower margin.
"Entered according to Act of Congress by G.A. Aschenbach in the year 1862 in ... the eastern District of Pennsylvania."
Former wall map originally printed on 4 sheets (later conjoined).
LC Copy 1 imperfect: Brittle, sectioned to 6 large panels to enable folding.
Includes text (historical), notes, table of road distances, statistical table (1860 census), ill. of industries/businesses/residences, and low-angle view of Allentown borough.
LC Land ownership maps, 766
Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image.
4 copies
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